Belt game 3,271 · April 24, 1971 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Minnesota North Stars 6–3 on the road to start reign 1,263 of the NHL belt, the 228th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since April 22, 1971, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on April 25, 1971.
1,263Reign number
228Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Harris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Buster Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 31 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
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